Babar Learns to Cook

Babar

by Laurent de Brunhoff

Illus. in full color by the author. When Chef Truffles comes to the palace to give cooking lessons, King Babar's children create some unusual dishes--and havoc in the household.  

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Food, Classics

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Laurent de Brunhoff est un auteur et illustrateur français.

Laurent De Brunhoff has kept the spirit of Babar and his family alive for over 50 years. Babar was created by Laurent's mother as a bedtime story, and was first illustrated by Laurent's father, Jean de Brunhoff.

After his father's death, Laurent continued to create over 30 Babar stories.

Laurent de Brunhoff lived in Connecticut with his wife, writer Phyllis Rose.

Reviews

[Kathy Nealen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chef Truffles give a cooking lesson to Babar and his family. Then the children decide to try out their new skills. A good message about taking the initiative without expecting perfection.

[Vannessa Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Queen Celeste invites Chef Truffles to the palace to give the family cooking lessons.

Reading Barbar Learns to Cook made me hungry for the food Chef Truffles taught the family to cook.

The illustrations are absolutely imaginative.

[Gian Zaleta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sometimes a mess can get a beautiful outcome.

[Monique]

Peace and order through conflict resolution and problem solving. There's a je ne sais quoi about Babar's French-African kingdom that's deeply and thoroughly appealing. Wholesome.

[Brad Rach · Rating 1 out of 5]

Long and boring.

[Heidi · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

After watching the Babar movie, my son seems to remember and like the character of Babar. This was a pretty fun book and I'm glad that he likes one of my childhood favorites. The movie, BTW, was very well done.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chef Truffles has a cooking class in the palace kitchen. The children misbehave during his cooking and Arthur takes the Chef's hat during the nap. The chef is mad until he tries Arthur's chocolate sauce. All get a white hat, but the Old Lady doesn't want one.

[Pepa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this book would work well with a first grade class. Helps to encourage children to go after their dreams.

[Sally · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chef Truffles just had the best name EVER. Loved this one!